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M8综合测试一一、听力理解。（共20小题，计20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why doesnt the man leave a message? A. Because he goes out for lunch. B. Because he will call again later. C. Because he will leave in half an hour.2. Where are the cookies?A. John has eaten them up. B. The woman has sold them. C. They are stolen. 3. What do we learn from the conversation? A. Both of them think the girl is beautiful. B. The woman thinks the girl is not that beautiful. C. The man can smell the beauty of the girl.4. How much will the woman pay for the scarf? A. 75 dollars. B. 65 dollars. C. 67.5 dollars.5. Why does the man have three clocks in his bedroom? A. Because he is a heavy sleeper. B. Because he likes collecting clocks.C. Because he is always not sure about the time.第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. How many brothers and sisters does Pancho have?A. 12.B. 13.C. 14. 7. What is the job of a taxi driver like in Peru?A. Challenging.B. Comfortable.C. Safe.8. What does the mother do?A. She owns a beauty salon.B. She runs a small family store.C. She works at a bread shop. 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Who is Stanley Jones?A. A doctor.B. An actor.C. A reporter.10. What happened to the main character?A. He suffers from cancer.B. He is married to a girl.C. He wants to be a doctor.11. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. TV audiences know many famous doctors.B. Jenny plays a role on the TV show.C. Stanley likes the role he plays in the TV show very much.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. What doesnt the woman like?A. Some fresh fruit.B. Strawberry pie.C. Chocolate cake.13. What does the woman have at last?A. Coffee.B. Chocolate cake.C. Some bananas.14. What can we learn about this restaurant?A. It has plenty of food.B. It hasnt much food in supply.C. It can satisfy every customer. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Where are the two speakers?A. On the way to the railway station.B. At the railway station.C. On the way home.16. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Grandfather and granddaughter.B. Driver and passenger.C. Boss and employee.17. What will probably happen to the speakers in the end? A. Get home late. B. Have an accident. C. Miss the train.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is a diamond dealer?A. He is a person who enjoys diamond very much.B. He is a person who stores diamonds.C. He is a person who buys and sells diamonds.19. When the diamond was resold, _.A. the dealer lost a lot of moneyB. the dealer got 800,000 dollarsC. Jackie made some more money20. How long did Allan study the diamond?A. For one and a half years.B. For more than half a year.C. For less than eighteen months. 二、单项选择。（共10小题，计10分）21. All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _. He died soon afterwards. A. in placeB. in returnC. in vain D. in ruins22. Why didnt you pick up the sunglasses?I _ it, but I didnt carry that much money.A. could buy B. should buyC. must have bought D. could have bought23. _ sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.A. That B. Which C. WhatD. Where 24. He got the first prize in a National Contest of Popular Music. Oh. Thats what he _ for years. A. had been expecting B. has expected C. expected D. has been expecting25. I wonder _ Mr. Black changed his mind to take part in the movement. After he listened to the speech by Mr. King.A. when was it that B. when was that it C. when that was D. when it was that 26. We finally managed to make the villagers _ of the value of science. A. to convince B. convincing C. convince D. convinced27. You can make a complaint to the local government _ you are happy with the way things are. A. unless B. if C. once D. as28. Pointing to the house on _ roof lots of bush grew, the old man told me that was _ I would stay. A. its; what B. whose; what C. whose; where D. its; where29. Although Ive never worked for a bank before, I feel quite _ there because Im used to dealing with figures. A. at peace B. at home C. at sea D. at will30. Lack of work experience puts college graduates at a huge disadvantage when _ with laid-off workers.A. competed B. having competed C. competingD. to compete三、完形填空。（共20小题，计10分）It was the last day of the final examination in a large university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors were discussing the exam that would begin in a few minutes. On their faces there was 31 . This was their last exam before graduation. Some talked about jobs they already had; some dreamt of jobs they would 32 . After four years of studies, they felt 33 and able to conquer the world. The approaching exam, they knew, would be a 34 . The professor had said that they could bring any books or notes they wanted, 35 only that they should not talk to each other during the test.Happily they came into the classroom. The professor gave 36 the papers. And smiles 37 as the students noted there were only five essay-type questions. Three hours 38 . Then the professor began to 39 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a 40 expression. No one spoke as, papers in hand, the professor stood before the class. He 41 slowly the worried faces before him, and then asked, “How many 42 all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many answered four?” Still there were no hands. “Three? Two?” The students looked around 43 in their seats. “One, then? Certainly somebody finished 44 .” But the class remained silent.The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 45 ,” he said. “I just want to 46 upon you that, even though you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the 47 you dont know. These questions that you could not answer are relatively common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, but remember 48 you are now college graduates, your 49 has just begun.”Years have weakened the name of this professor, but not the 50 he taught.31. A. fear B. confidence C. anxiety D. satisfaction32. A. earn B. searchC. getD. offer33. A. readyB. sorryC. sacred D. frightened34. A. challengeB. breezeC. question D. storm 35. A. assuringB. doubtingC. repeatingD. allowing36. A. aboutB. awayC. overD. out37. A. frozeB. disappeared C. broadenedD. changed38. A. spentB. passedC. finishedD. ended39. A. correctB. markC. receiveD. collect 40. A. surprisedB. surprisingC. frighteningD. frightened41. A. surveyedB. glancedC. observedD. neglected42. A. deliveredB. completedC. confirmedD. gained43. A. excitedlyB. curiouslyC. nervouslyD. carelessly44. A. one B. allC. noneD. it45. A. enjoyedB. expectedC. discoveredD. hated46. A. callB. fix C. impress D. insist47. A. subjectB. projectC. jobD. class48. A. now thatB. even thoughC. only thatD. as if49. A. identificationB. freedomC. problem D. education50. A. lesson B. examC. courseD. sentence 四、阅读理解。（共10小题，计20分）AMost people dont know the true story of the little boy who came to be known as Douglas Craig. He was found wandering around the streets of Washington, D.C. He could not hear or speak. At night, he drew the knees up to his body in doorways and slept. Sometimes people pitied him and gave him food and clothing. If not, he ate what he could find in garbage cans.Dr. E. M. Gallaudet at Gallaudet College let him stay in the Kendall School until he was old enough to work. He became the best “handy man” that Gallaudet had ever had. He had many duties, such as picking up mail at the post office, mowing grass, tending the flower beds, and carrying notes from the boys to the girls. Clearly, he was a familiar sight on campus.It is said that Douglas courted (求爱) a black woman from Baltimore. Since his courtship required letter-writing, and he was illiterate, he had a student in the college act as his “private secretary”. Though that relationship did not work out, he did marry a black deaf woman. The wedding took place in a church, and most of the college faculty and teachers were present. Douglas was dressed in a full-dress suit with a white tie and white gloves. The happy couple went to Baltimore for a honeymoon, but the honeymoon only lasted for one day. Their plans were cut short when his pocketbook containing about $300 was either lost or stolen.He once went to Norfolk, Virginia on a vacation, but he did not know what a vacation was. He spent the entire time working around the docks of Norfolk. He came home with a pocketful of money, and told everyone that he had a fine vacation.Douglas last public duty was to raise the flag to the top of the new flagpole. He was very weak and sat in an armchair during the ceremonies. He died in 1936, but left a legend at Gallaudet that would live forever.51. The underlined word “pitied” can be best replaced by _. A. beatB. teasedC. sympathizedD. protected52. The main idea of the story is that _. A. Craig liked no women except those from universities B. Gallaudet is the best place for an orphan to grow up C. No one ever found out exactly what happened to Craigs family D. Craig, a man with an unusual background, worked at Gallaudet for many years 53. Why didnt Douglas himself write to a black woman who he would marry? A. Because he didnt know how to write or read. B. Because he was afraid of being refused.C. Because he was too nervous. D. 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A short cut is often a wrong cut.CPeople are often more concerned about avoiding blame than achieving results. But blame can actually be a positive force. The trick, says one former Major League baseball pitcher, is knowing how to use it.When a new product flops in the marketplace or a new recruit turns out to be a poor worker, blaming somebody for a mistake seems a bit rude. So people talk politely around the stupid or careless mistake, saying things like sales targets were missed or mistakes occurred, as if the error happened all by itself. Indeed, at many companies, blame is never even mentioned. At other organizations, people are all too quick to point fingers, leaving employees more concerned about avoiding blame than about achieving results. Such organizations have given blame a bad name.The truth is blame can also be a powerful constructive force. For starters, it can be an effective teaching tool, helping people to avoid repeating their mistakes. When used wiselyand sparinglyblame can also help people put forth their best efforts, while maintaining both their confidence and their focus on goals. Indeed, blame can have a very helpful effect when its used for the right reasons. The key, then, is the way in which blame is managed, which can influence how people make decisions and perform their jobs, and ultimately affect the culture and character of an organization.Baseball managers spend most of their time and energy managing things that go wrong. Thus, baseball provides an excellent microcosm to study blame because mistakes and failures are a routine part of every game. In a typical game, managers, coaches and players can easily make more than 100 bad decisionsand still end up winning. Even very successful pitchers average more than two bad pitches per batter and if a batter bats well 40% of the time but badly the other 60% he is having a miraculous season. Thus, if managers and coaches got upset about every mistake, they would go mad by the end of the season.57. In the second paragraph, one of the writers main points is that companies tend to _. A. perform badly when blame is avoidedB. respond differently to errors in the workplaceC. associate blame with poor sales figuresD. blame employees rather than managers for things that go wrong58. In the third paragraph, the writer claims that one of the positive features of blame is that _.A. everyone feels the same about itB. people can learn how to deal with itC. it can affect confidence in less secure employeesD. it can encourage employees to work hard59. The underlined word “recruit” in the second paragraph probably means _. A. a new member of a groupB. a disabled person C. a promising managerD. a careless clerk60. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How to Blame OthersB. How to Focus on BlameC. How to Win the Blame GameD. How to Achieve Blame五、任务型阅读。（共10小题，计10分）At some point in our lives well all be challenged with the role of care-giving in some form or another. For anyone whos a newly assigned caregiver, it may not have been a role you wanted to take on. Sometimes youre forced into it overnight. Other times it has come so secretly that you dont even realize how your role has been transformed. What may have started out with a few responsibilities has turned into a full-time job. Before you even realize it youre bearing most of the weight of caring for your loved one. Its a new role for you. Youve become a nurse, guardian, cook, companion, maid, safety officer, maintenance & repair person, social worker, etc. without even remembering signing up. Now with the start of a new year, youre facing the unbearable task of being everything to your loved one. Whats challenging is how to embrace this new role and maintain a piece of yourself in the process. Heres a fact: 63% of caregivers will die before the person theyre caring for. Why? Because care-giving can be dangerous to your health if you dont take care of yourself first. Yes, FIRST! Its a basic concept to put yourself first before others. Also consider this: nearly one-third of adult children caregivers will show signs of depression after one year of care-giving. Is this where you want to be when ringing in the New Year 2012? So as you start this New Near, youll be prepared with a bit of pre-planning. How do you want to take care of yourself in 2011? Here are some suggestions: Take out your calendar and mark off days just for youone day a week minimum. Plan ahead and make a date with yourself. If its important today, it should be important later especially when the unexpected pops up. Divide up the responsibilitiesyour role as caregiver doesnt have to include EVERYTHING. Sometimes you need to give up the control to some